| Description | Price |
| Civil wedding ceremony or 1 hour booking | £400 (GBP) |
| Drinks Reception or Dinner up to 2 hours. | £500 (GBP) |
With LED lights with a variety of settings to create the perfect atmosphere for evening events particularly, Cecily can play a huge selection of songs and pieces from a variety of genres.
Resident Harpist at The Waldorf Hotel in Covent Garden, London since 2014, Cecily has a wealth of experience playing in some of the finest venues in London and the UK. She has played for celebrity and royal clientele to the average Joe - everyone deserves some luxury, which is exactly what a harp provides.
The most popular music requests are modern pop and film and disney music. As the Waldorf has had a Beauty and the Beast themed Afternoon Tea running since 2022, Cecily has a large selection of Disney and enjoys adding more pop to her list regularly throughout each year. Keeping up to date is incredibly important.
Cecily regularly performs with extra amplification as her concert harp has a pickup installed which helps the harp create the perfect level of ambience with guest numbers up to 300. Above that number, she recommends a sound engineer to amplify the harp properly for the event space.
= areas covered (up to 200 miles)
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Concerning Hobbits from ‘The Lord of the Rings’
Cornfield Chase from ‘Interstellar’ The Crown Theme – Hans Zimmer Damned from ‘Call of Duty’
Dawn from ‘Pride and Prejudice’
Don’t Cry For Me Argentina from ‘Evita’ Downton Abbey Theme
A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes from ‘Cinderella’
Earth from ‘Gladiator’ – Hans Zimmer Edelweiss from ‘The Sound of Music’ Endless Love from ‘The Myth’ Evermore from ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Everybody Wants to be a Cat from ‘The Aristocats’
F1 Theme – Brian Tyler
Fairytale from ‘Shrek’
Feed the Birds from ‘Mary Poppins’ Fluffy’s Harp from ‘Harry Potter’ ‘Forrest Gump’ themes
For The First Time in Forever from ‘Frozen’
For the Love of a Princess from ‘Braveheart’
Friends Theme – The Rembrandts
From Now On from ‘The Greatest Showman’
Gabriel’s Oboe from ‘The Mission’ Game of Thrones Theme
Glasgow Love Theme from ‘Love Actually’
Godfather Theme – Nino Rota
God Help the Outcasts from ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’
Go the Distance from ‘Hercules’
Great Fairy Fountain from ‘Legend of Zelda’
The Hanging Tree from ‘The Hunger Games’
2002 – Anne Marie
7 Years – Lukas Graham
59th Bridge Street (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon and Garfunkle
Across the Universe – Beatles Adventure of a Lifetime – Coldplay Africa - Toto
Against All Odds – Phil Collins
Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
All I have to Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers
All Of Me – John Legend
All My Life – K-Ci & JoJo
All Night Long – Lionel Richie
All You Need Is Love – The Beatles American Pie – Don McLean
And I Love You So - Don Mclean And So It Goes – Billy Joel
Angel – Sarah McLachlan
Angels - Robbie Williams
Another Love – Tom Odell
As It Was – Harry Styles
At Last – Etta James
Beautiful – Christina Aguilera
Beautiful Day – Michael Bublé
Beautiful in White – Shane Filan Beneath Your Beautiful – Laybrinth Best Day of My Life – American Authors Best of You – Foo Fighters
Better Together – Jack Johnson Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve Blinding Lights – The Weeknd
The Book of Love – Stephin Merritt Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell
Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkle
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison Budapest – George Ezra
Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
Can You Feel the Love Tonight– Elton John
Can't Buy Me Love – Beatles
Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - Frankie Valli
Caribbean Blue - Enya
Catch a Falling Star – Perry Como Champagne Supernova – Oasis
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol Cheap Thrills - Sia Cheerleader - OMI
Clocks – Coldplay
The Closest Thing to Crazy - Katie Melua Close to You – Carpenters
Clown – Emile Sande
Cry to Me from ‘Dirty Dancing’
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Daydream Believer – The Monkees Demons – Imagine Dragons
Don’t Be Cruel – Elvis Presley Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen Dream On - Aerosmith
Dreams - The Cranberries
Easy On Me - Adele
Elenore - The Turtles
Eight Days a Week - Beatles
Eleanor Rigby – Beatles
Endless Love - Lionel Richie
Evergreen - Barbra Streisand Everybody Hurts – R.E.M
Every Breath you Take - The Police Everything – Michael Buble (Everything I Do) I Do It – Bryan Adams Everytime – Britney Spears
Fields of Gold – Sting
Firework – Katy Perry
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – MacColl
Fix You - Coldplay
Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty
From This Moment On – Shania Twain From Now On from ‘The Greatest Showman’
Gangsta’s Paradise - Coolio
God Only Knows – Beach Boys
Golden Hour - JVKE
Goodnight – Beatles
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight – The Spaniels
Greatest Day – Take That
Greedy – Tate McRae
Grow Old with Me – Tom Odell Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
Halo – Beyonce
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Happy Together – The Turtles
Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison
Heartbeats – Jose Gonzales
Heaven – Sammy / Bryan Adams
Hello - Adele
Here Comes the Sun – Beatles
Hero – Enrique Iglesias
Hey Jude – Beatles
Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s
Ho Hey – The Lumineers
Hold Back the River – James Bay
Hold My Girl – George Ezra
Home – Michael Bublé
House Of The Rising Sun – The Animals
How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding
Human – The Killers
I Don’t Want to Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
I Will Always Love You – Dolly Parton
I Have a Dream – Abba
I Get To Love You – Ruelle
I’ll Be There For You – The Rembrandts I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
I’m Yours – The Script
Imagine – Beatles
In My Room – Beach Boys
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
I’ve Had the Time of my Life – Frankie Previte
I Say a Little Prayer for You – Aretha Franklin
Jar of Hearts – Christina Perri
The Joker and the Queen – Ed Sheeran Just The Two of Us – Bill Withers
Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars Just You and I – Tom Walker
Kids – MGMT
Kiss from A Rose – Seal
Kiss Me – Sixpence None The Richer Kissing You – Des’ree
Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
Let Her Go – Passenger
Let it Be – Beatles
Let it Be Me – Everly Brothers
Life On Mars – David Bowie
The Long and Winding Road – Beatles Love Me Do - Beatles
Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley
Love Story – Taylor Swift
Lovin’ You – Minnie Riperton
Mad World – Michel Andrew
Magic Moments – Perry Como
A Man and a Woman – Lai
Marry Me - Train
Marry You – Bruno Mars
Memories – Maroon 5
Mr Brightside – The Killers
Ain't Misbehavin' - Waller and Brooks All the Things You Are – Kern
Around the Clock Suite - Pearl Chertok As Time Goes By – Hupfeld
At Last – Etta James
Autumn Leaves – Kosmas
Beautiful Dreamer – Stephen Foster Because - Guy d'Hardelot
Bewitched – Rodgers
Bidin’ My Time – Gershwin
Blue Moon - Rodgers and Hammerstein Body and soul – Green
Bye, Bye Blackbird – Henderson Chances Are – Allen
Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
Come Fly with Me – Sinatra
Cry Me a River – Hamilton
Days of Wine and Roses – Mancini Domino – Louis Ferrari
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
Dream – Mercer
Embraceable You – Gershwin Everybody Loves Somebody - Lane
Fly Me to The Moon – Sinatra
A Foggy Day - Gershwin
Fools Rush In – Bloom
Here’s That Rainy Day – Burke/Heusen Indian Summer – Victor Herbert
I Got Rhythm – Gershwin
I Left My Heart in San Francisco – Tony Bennett
I Love You Truly - Carrie Jacobs Bond
I Saw a Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin
I Want to Be Happy - Youmans
In the Still of the Night – Cole Porter
It Ain’t Necessarily So – Gershwin
It Had to be You – Isham Jones
It's Been a Long, Long Time – Styne
I’ve Got You Under my Skin – Cole Porter
Performance space of at least 2 x 2 meters. No power required. Parking space is preferable if possible. Disabled access also desirable but not a deal breaker.
Access to be able to move the harp in and out easily. Where is easy to unload outside.
I have ethereal lighting on the harp itself, and provide a battery amp for extra amplification if required.
I can play a Spotify playlist through my speaker during my breaks if needed, or the venue can usually put on their own music while I take a break.
Yes and no. I absolutely can be, but I love using my battery amp to help the harp be heard above chatter during receptions and dinners. Depending on guest numbers, I usually always recommend using my amp (at no extra charge), but if numbers are on the more intimate side (30 guests or fewer) then it won't be needed.
Goodwood House - a completely gold themed dinner where human statues, covered in gold paint, processed out of the room with my harp on their shoulders. I wore a gold dress, gold eyelashes, and gold hair spray.
I adore weddings - everyone is always so happy and are thrilled to recognise their favourite songs on the harp! I love all events though, and evening corporate events are usually pretty spectacular and a joy to be a part of.
I have been playing background music for events since the age of 16, and since having held the position as Resident Harpist at the Waldorf Hotel in Covent Garden, my palying style and repertoire have improved dramatically. It's one of the best jobs in the world.
Very eclectic mix - Muse, Beatles, Debussy, Ravel, Beethoven, Mozart, Hans Zimmer! All music is amazing which is why I play as much from different genres as possible. I couldn't possibly name one song to be the best.
I can set up in as little as 15 minutes, but prefer to give myself 45-60 minutes so there's no rushing and I'm set up in advance of guests arriving. I can play up to an hour before taking a break, but typically I'll play a couple of sets of 45 minutes with a 15 minute break in between.
Yes if the weather conditions are right - dry and warm. The harp needs to be on a flat and level surface and in a sheltered position. I have a mat that can go underneath the harp on grass.
I offer a purely bespoke list to all my clients and I also love learning new music so requests are encouraged.
The most common phrase I hear from previous clients is 'our guests loved it!'. People enjoy hearing familiar music on an unusual and very luxurious instrument like the harp. It can be upbeat or tranquil depending on what fits the atmosphere and people always respond very positively.
I don't like playing longer than an hour before taking a break.
I love learning new music, so 99% of the time it's a yes! It will depend on the music, and whether I can find sheet music etc. If sheet music isn't available and you have your heart set on something, then I do offer a bespoke arrangement at a small charge. I learn up to three requests included in my normal rate, and anything extra will be a small charge.
BMW
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Ashridge House
Barbican Conservatory
Blenheim Palace
Cliveden House
De Vere Beaumont Estate
De Vere Horlsey Estate
Great Fosters Hotel
Hilton Park Lane
Kirtlington Park
Natural History Museum
The Ned
Northbrook Park
Penshurst Place
Plaisterers Hall
The Savoy
The Shard
Windsor Guildhall
Wedding
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Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Funeral / Memorial
Wedding Proposal
Concert
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Recording Session
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Classical
Film / TV
Opera
Musical Theatre
1950s Music
1960s Music
1970s Music
1980s Music
1990s Music
2000s+ Music
Folk
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Blues
Christmas
Church Music
Easy Listening
Background Music
Pop
Acoustic
Covers
Rock
Classic Rock
Indie
Bollywood
Instrumental
100% acoustic (no power)
Can provide battery amplifier
Public liability insurance
Will travel internationally
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